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A QUESTION OF BALANCE Mercy vs. Justice Part 1 - mercy Early one morning a popular rabbi came to the temple to teach, and it didn't take long for a crowd to gather. Everyone wanted to hear his words because the man always spoke as though he knew exactly what he was talking about. He never...

It's about political definitions, most of which have been lost to us in the last three or four decades. First, let's address real political definitions. After that let's consider which side of the aisle a born again Christian ought to plant his flag. Finally we can think about whether we...

My church is starting an adult class in "Holiness". Prior to sitting in the first session, I did my own background work and I found some interesting tangents to the subject. Holiness, at least the English word, means only one thing. It's a human quality or an office. The Pope, for example...

It is written that judgment would begin in the house of the Lord. If so, then I don't know quite what to make of a story I heard during our men's Bible study this weekend. Our pastor as well as a couple of elders heard this story from persons who attended a recent national meeting of the...

"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: I know where thou dwellest, even where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was...

"...he which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins." James 5:20 The scripture above is also sometimes rendered as 'he who saves a backslider...'. What is backsliding anyway? Is it indeed possible to 'lose one's faith...

Everyone loves a story. And if that story involves super strength, flight, colorful costumes and laser eyes...everyone loves it even more! The 1930's were the Golden Age of comics books, and ever since then superheroes have been a part of our culture. Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Captain America...

I am mostly uninformed of the agenda, hidden or otherwise, of Rob Bell and his Mars Hill Church. By mostly uninformed, I mean that I haven't read the full content of any of his books, heard all of his sermons or read the bulk of his articles and essays. I confess that I haven't spent much...

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/5281416882.html Please pray for all those who are called by the name of Christ. Pray for those you know who are in distress. Pray for yourself and your family. PRAY TODAY.

Have you noticed all the discussion on these pages about the Holy Spirit, about the person and nature of Christ and even one or two about the Trinity? Somewhere there's a line or two about human eternal destiny too, but what about the incursion of eternity into human experience? Is there a...

We are all aware that there are different 'gospels' being practiced and preached across the land. One general category of gospel ideology may be called 'sin management'. How do different gospels define and resolve sin? Here is a breakdown of two major types under the general category of 'sin...

The American theologian Rheinhold Niebuhr believed that it was impossible for brethern to agree upon spiritual truth. "...the finite character of human perspective and the variety of human viewpoints... make perfect agreement in the search for truth impossible." I don't agree. I don't...

It is my belief and observation that we are in the midst of The Great Apostasy predicted by The Holy Bible for the last days. Let's take a look at what 'apostasy' is and a brief peek at the Biblical prediction of it. Apostasy - (noun) 1. The act of abandoning a party or cause. 2. The...

As you all may be aware, 'Baby Doc' Duvalier has returned to Haiti. That poor nation has suffered greatly from the acts of nature, but is now forced to relive a horrible past as the murderer Duvalier has reappeared in the land. A good friend of mine is the last survivor of a family that...

"Man by his own will performs works which are worthy of eternal life; but, as Augustine says for this it is necessary that the will of man should be prepared by grace" - Aquinas "It is certain that eternal life is given as a reward for good works; but those works for which it is granted belong...

I live in west central Florida. The economy here has been depressed for years and shows no sign of improvement. Shopping malls hereabouts, including the big ones on the west side of Tampa, have NOT been more active than any normal day DESPITE media statements and quotes of surveys to the...

I sat down with some friends recently to discuss the scripture of AMOS. During the conversation, the subject of God bashing came up. It was my position that opposition to religion, specifically Christianity is on the rise; geometrically. Our Lord assured us that the world would hate us...

In 1954 A.A. Allen published his vision of the destruction of America (quoted below). (If you Google this subject you'll get several links with commentary and photographs.) It can be argued that Allen's prediction was affected by the 1950's geo-political fear of nuclear apocalypse. For...

Once upon a time, not so long ago and not so far away the notion of the Fear of God was widely held to be a wise attitude. Today it is either ignored or mocked or held in contempt even by solid Christians. Whatever happened to the fear of God? Is there no sense of respect, no notion that...

It has come to my attention through personal conversations as well as a lot of internet surfing, blogging and chatting that there are A LOT of Christians who are claiming to have visions and dreams. These visions and dreams usually fall into two general catagories; interpretation of scripture...